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My column in this week’s Barrhead News

Blimey: Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in Q1 of 2025, blowing away the recession talk, and almost certainly the fastest growing economy in the G7 in that period….

Great to attend the East Ren Secondary games today at Williamwood. Glorious day - I hope everyone remembered sunblock!

Well done to everyone. Hope you enjoyed your day.

'A clear victory': Report outlines plans to re-establish credit union ift.tt/D2QYsqW

🇬🇧🇪🇺 The SNP’s response to the UK-EU deal is miserable, opportunistic, inconsistent and out of touch.

Delighted to attend the official opening of St John’s Nursery Class in Barrhead with Provost Montague, Cllr Andrew Anderson and Cllr Danny Devlin. This Labour led Council continues to invest in great facilities for the residents of East Renfrewshire.

Caught the last of the ☀️on the #LabourDoorstep for Scottish Labour’s Davy Russell for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse earlier! Folk we spoke to definitely appreciate his lifetime commitment to public services. 🌹

An enjoyable visit to Barrhead Boxing Club today. Really positive work being done to support young people’s mental health & well-being. A great place for local people to use to get fit & active. Looking forward to working with colleagues to support them to grow & develop.

Great to see the amazing work for the community these volunteers at Barrhead Boxing Club are doing. An inspiring club that is much more than just Boxing.

It was a great pleasure to meet with our councillors and MSPs at our community club, interesting discussions from research in mental health, gang culture and general health and wellbeing within our communities. Paul O’Kane MSP 🇺🇦 Cllr Owen O’Donnell Chris Reynolds Danny Devlin Chris Reynolds Blair McDougall

Real friends of working people don’t vote against stronger rights at work.

Farage posed today as a friend to working people. That speech? A stunt. Reform don’t fight for workers - they vote against them. Reform MPs opposed every single protection in the Employment Rights Bill: ❌ Fair pay ❌ Secure jobs ❌ Union rights labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform/

What a pathetic little man Nigel Farage is.

Tomorrow’s Record front page.

Delighted to see this progress. Council gives green light to plans for credit union glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25199781.…

An honour to have the support of my friend Sir Alex Ferguson! It’s almost polling day - a vote for me is a vote to put this community first.

Reform and their poison can’t win. The SNP don’t deserve to win. Only Scottish Labour can beat the SNP in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.

Reform can’t win. The SNP deserve to lose.

I am so very sad to hear the news of Betty’s passing today - she was one of a kind. All my thoughts and prayers are with her family who she loved so much.